John Travolta Trivia

John Travolta Trivia

• His favorite actor growing up was James Cagney.
• In 1981, he was named Man of the Year by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club.
• In 2005, he was ranked #3 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols".
• In 1997, Empire magazine ranked him #21 of the "Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
• His sole inspiration for his musical works is "Dreamstreet" by Patrick Rondat.
• His favorite film as a child was "Yankee Doodle Dandy", directed by Michael Curtiz.
• He was going to play Rambo's young partner in "Rambo: First Blood Part II" but Stallone later decided it would be better to make the film a solo project.
• Entertainment Weekly named him the 64th Greatest Movie Star of All Time.
• During the filming of "Blow Out", he suffered from insomnia.
• He is the actor with the most appearances (4) on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
• His single "Slow Dancing (Feels So Good)" hit #106 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1977.
• One of his favorite hobbies is to pilot aircraft and he was able to land a aircraft at Washington National with complete electrical failure.
• He has two published books, "John Travolta Staying Fit!" and "Propeller One-Way Night Coach: A Fable for All Ages".
• He turned down the lead role for "Days of Heaven", "American Gigolo", "An Officer and a Gentleman", and "Chicago", all of which went to Richard Gere.
• In 1985, he danced with Princess Diana at a party at the White House.
• To play his role in "Primary Colors" he had to gain thirty pounds.
• His favorite director to work with was Sylvester Stallone during "Staying Alive".
• His favorite movie is Un homme et une femme, directed by Claude Lelouch.
• Met his wife, Kelly Preston, while filming "The Experts".